Retino-hypothalamic regulation of light-induced murine sleep
The temporal organization of sleep is regulated by an interaction between the circadian clock and homeostatic processes. Light indirectly modulates sleep through its ability to phase shift and entrain the circadian clock. Light can also exert a direct, circadian-independent effect on sleep. For exa...
| Published in: | Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-08-01
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00135/full |